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Police: Electric Vehicles

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentHome OfficeTabled Answered 16 September 2025UIN 72673

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of setting up a combined police forces electric vehicle battery replacement plan to maximise value for money.

Answered by Sarah Jones

The National Police Chiefs Council have begun the process of assessing the impact of transitioning from internal combustion engine to electric vehicles, which includes consideration of the operational consequences, consequences for frontline officers and budgetary impact.

At the Spending Review, the Chancellor confirmed a real terms increase in police spending power. Grant allocations to police forces will be made in the usual way at the police funding settlement.

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